News archive from 19 May 2015, page 4
Bill to slash business red tape
At least £10 billion is to be cut from business red tape over the next five years. New Business Secretary Sajid Javid said an Enterprise Bill will be included in next week's Queen's Speech, aimed at helping to create two million jobs. New Business...
Cannabis 'may stunt boys' growth'
Smoking cannabis may cause early puberty and stunted growth in boys, research has shown. Scientists studied hormones in the blood of 437 boys, including 217 who habitually smoked cannabis before reached puberty. Smoking cannabis may delay the onset of...
Briton killed in Kabul blast named
A Briton killed in a terrorist car bomb attack in Afghanistan has been named as Michael Hampshire, from Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. Mr Hampshire was killed on Sunday when a Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near the...
'Evil angel' nurse to be sentenced
Killer nurse Victorino Chua is facing life in jail when he is sentenced today for poisoning and murdering patients. Filipino Chua, 49, described as a narcissistic psychopath by detectives, was convicted of murdering two patients and poisoning 19...
Mrs Joan Shawcross
A funeral service was held at Nafferton Parish Church on Friday, 15 May for Mrs Joan Shawcross, of Nafferton, who died in hospital on 3 May. She was 80. The service was conducted by the Rev Brian Lees and the organist was Mr Steven Westaway. Joan was...
MARKET REPORT: AstraZeneca reveal healthy boost to share prices
Lloyds Banking Group was ¾p in the red at 88¼p as Investec cut its rating from hold to sell, while satellite operator Inmarsat fell 28½p to 967p after delaying the launch of its third Global Xpress satellite following a rocket failure in Kazakhstan....
Babcock International upbeat on orders
The support services giant says it is seeing healthy demand for its technical expertise at home and overseas as annual pre-tax profit rose 32 per cent to £417.7million on 27 per cent higher revenue of £4.5billion. Chief executive Peter Rogers said:...
Amaya in race for Bwin.party
Amaya, which last year bought Poker- Stars and Full Tilt Poker in a $4.9billion (£3.1billion) deal, has teamed up with UK-listed sports betting and gaming group GVC to make a joint offer worth an estimated £1.1billion for FTSE 250 company Bwin. The...
Geologists use jelly, lasers and water to unravel mystery of volcanic eruption
Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognised potential trigger for volcanic eruptions during an experiment involving jelly, lasers and coloured water. Sandy Cruden, a geologist at Monash University in Melbourne, said the scientists came to the...
Zumba gets you fitter than salsa (but both help psychological well-being)
Zumba dancing is more effective than salsa to help inactive women get healthier. In a study by Kingston University and the University of the West of Scotland, 24 healthy women aged 22-56, who usually only exercised once a week, did two salsa and two...
He's got TWO types of skin cancer, so why won't MP Michael stay out of the sun?
Like many men, Conservative MP Michael Fabricant did not give too much thought to his health and rarely visited his GP: 'Over the past 40 years I've only seen the doctor for travel inoculations.' So when the 64-year-old MP for Lichfield noticed that...
Gadget that trains your brain to ignore tinnitus: Lollipop-like device sits on your tongue and stimulates...
A new device that stimulates the tongue may be a new way to tackle tinnitus. Known as the Mutebutton, the device is used for just 30 minutes a day and is designed to help the brain turn down the volume of phantom noise of the condition. The system...
The women who are allergic to their husbands' semen: It's astonishingly common - and can wreck your sex life
Throughout her 30s, Marie Cuthbertson, now 50, sought help for embarrassing and painful symptoms after sex. Each GP she saw said it was a sexually transmitted disease, and prescribed antibiotics. 'All the doctors dismissed out of hand my suggestion...
Electronic pill that helps you slim by tricking your tummy
An electronic pill that tricks the brain into thinking the stomach is full could help tackle obesity. The revolutionary device looks like an ordinary tablet, but it is packed with cutting-edge technology. The experimental pill works in the same way as...
Hidden heart problem that means exercise could kill you
Nicky Broadwell smiled as she watched her fiance, Ken Hau, stroll into the turquoise sea. They were in Dubai, where he'd taken her as a surprise for her 34th birthday in November 2013. 'It was magical,' says the fitness instructor from Bromley, Kent,...
Realtime News
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- 02:24 How will Brexit affect UK house prices?
- 02:03 Shamima Begum case: How do you deradicalise someone?
- 02:00 UK rehomes some 100 Syria White Helmets and family members
- 02:00 CO2 emissions from UK housing 'go up'
- 01:54 Australian government security contractor Paladin breaks silence on...
- 01:53 US Coast Guard officer Hasson 'planned terror attack'
- 01:46 'Religion cannot stop LGBT education', says Ofsted boss
- 01:46 Mail order knife site linked to Cambridge murder
- 01:43 Brexit: What happens to the Erasmus student scheme in a no deal?
- 01:43 Young people living in vans, tiny homes and containers
- 01:41 North Korea must take 'meaningful' steps to earn sanctions relief,...
- 01:30 Tim Morris: Getting freight moving – don’t let the M62 grind the...
- 01:30 The Yorkshire Post says: Action stations – getting the North back...
- 01:28 The Yorkshire Post says: Stopping the rot – high time for high...
- 01:28 The Yorkshire Post says: The rise of the Independents – give this...
- 01:22 Auckland threatens to eject Lime scooters after wheels lock at high...
- 01:21 Jeremy Corbyn calls on eight Labour defectors to quit as MPs
- 01:15 Alex Sobel: Why it is now vital that we extend Article 50 over Brexit
- 01:15 Jayne Dowle: The Independent rebels with a cause must look to...
- 01:15 Tim Morris: Getting freight moving – don’t let the M62 grind the...
- 01:15 The Yorkshire Post says: Action stations – getting the North back...
- 01:09 On the grid for new kart season
- 00:54 Lincolnshire councils have spent THOUSANDS of pounds hosting awards...
- 00:49 Council leaders warned against imposing car park tax levy ahead of...
- 00:48 Teacher targeted over LGBT work shortlisted for $1m global award
- 00:36 Cost of care for asylum-seeking children ‘doubles in four years’
- 00:36 Culture secretary to meet Mark Zuckerberg in US after snub to MPs
- 00:35 Olives pitting US against EU in global trade fight
- 00:27 City centres 'could become ghost towns'
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